Alternative Handgun Accessory Mount

ABSTRACT

A method and apparatus for attaching a standard mounting rail to a handgun. Such method and apparatus providing for quicker and cheaper modification of the handgun and its accessories. This method and apparatus connects the standard mounting rail system to the handgun at two points rather than at the traditional one point, increasing reliability and stability.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

This application relates to methods and mechanisms for attaching accessory parts to firearms, toy guns, and other dischargeable devices, particularly to methods and mechanisms for attaching accessory parts to handguns.

2. Prior Art

Many shooters enjoy and appreciate the value of adding accessory parts to their weapons. On most firearms, standard rail systems are integrated in the firearm so as to allow easy customizability of the weapon through the addition and modification of accessories; however, most pistols and handguns lack such rail systems. Some other accessory attachment methods utilize clamps, welding, adhesives, male and female counterparts, or integrating screws. Presently, those who wish to add accessories to their pistols or handguns must employ a gunsmith or have considerable skill in the field of weapon modifications to integrate a mount with the weapon. This method of integrating a mounting system with the weapon is cumbersome and expensive. In addition, these rail systems generally only have one point of contact with the handgun and are therefore prone to falling off unexpectedly or shifting from their intended positions. Precision sights and other mounts become useless if they shift unexpectedly, so the stability of a mounting mechanism is very important.

There exists a need for an inexpensive and timely method or apparatus for securely integrating a detachable mounting system onto a pistol or handgun:

3. Objects and Advantages

Accordingly, several objects and advantages of this invention are:

-   -   (a) to attach accessory parts to the handgun with two contact         points to increase stability;     -   (b) to allow for the quick attachment and detachment of         accessory parts to the weapon;     -   (c) to allow for attachment and removal of the mounting system         without leaving significant alterations to the original weapon;     -   (d) to allow for the attachment of accessory parts to the weapon         without the need for a professional gunsmith or the excessive         costs associated with said gunsmith.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from a consideration of the drawings and ensuing description.

SUMMARY

The following summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the embodiments and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of the embodiments can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims, drawings, and abstract as a whole.

In accordance with the present invention a method and apparatus for attaching a mounting system to a handgun by way of a plurality of parts securing said rail to the handgun above the slide rail (as is conventionally done) as well as to the back of the slide rail, and integrating these two top and rear pieces for added stability and ease of manufacture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION—FIGS. 1-5

With reference now to the drawings, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the prior art comprises of a handgun 10 with top mounting cleft 101 cut such that mounting ridge 111 of mounting apparatus 11 may fit tightly within top mounting cleft 101.

The preferred embodiment of the handgun mount according to the present invention is herein described. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the integrating apparatus 52 integrates top mounting system 34 and pistol slide rail 20. More importantly, an integrating unit integrates the top mounting system 34 through central integrating hole 35 and rear mounting apparatus 41 through integration hole 43.

As shown in FIG. 3, in some embodiments, if mounting system 34 utilizes standard rail mounting technology, mounting system 34 comprises alternating rail ridges 32 and rail grooves 33 integrating ridge 31 and integration hole 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the preferred embodiment, rear mounting apparatus 41 comprises integrating unit 40 for integration with slide rail 20 and further comprises rear mount apparatus face 42. Rear mounting apparatus 41 also comprises integration hole 43 for integration with top mounting system 34.

As shown in FIG. 5, integrating apparatus 52 comprises integration insert 51 and handle 50. The invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

OPERATION—FIGS. 1-3

As shown in FIG. 1, according to the prior art, the mounting ridge 111 is inserted in top mounting cleft 101 such that mounting apparatus 11 stays firmly on top of handgun 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the integrating unit 40 of rear mounting apparatus 41 is inserted in pistol slide rail 20. Male integrating ridge 31 is inserted into a corresponding female counterpart on the top of pistol slide rail 20. Also, integration insert 51 of integration apparatus 52 is inserted through integrating hole 30 such that it integrates top mounting system 34 with pistol rail 20. Another integrating unit integrates the top mounting system 34 through central integrating hole 35 and rear mounting apparatus 41 through integration hole 43. Through this plurality of integrating parts, this system of mounting accessories remains more stable and durable than that of the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 3, in some embodiments, if top mounting system 34 is a rail system, pistol accessory attachments (not shown) integrate with mounting system 34 utilizing a configuration that corresponds to the alternating rail ridges 32 and rail grooves 33 of rail system 34. This method of attachment to a rail system is the industry standard for accessory mounts for the general public. On the other hand, more professional shooters use more specialized mounting systems. The top mounting system 34 of the present invention is, in some embodiments a specialized mounting system, and, in other embodiments, a general rail system.

CONCLUSION. RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE

Thus, the reader will see that the method and apparatus for the attachment of the standard rail system provides a more secure and practical attachment to the handgun.

While the above description contains many specifications, these should not be construed as limitations of the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of a preferred embodiment of the invention. Many other variations and embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined not by the embodiment illustrated, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents. 

We claim:
 1. A method for attachment of a mounting system to a handgun comprising: A means of attaching said mounting system to the top of said handgun; A means of attaching said mounting system to the butt of said handgun;
 2. The handgun of claim 1 wherein said handgun is a real firearm, toy gun, or other dischargeable device.
 3. The means of attaching said mounting system to the top of said handgun of claim 1 whereby said means comprises any group of the following: interlocking male and female counterparts, integration by welding or cutting of an original handgun slide rail, adhesives, or integration parts (such as screws, nuts, bolts, and nails);
 4. The integration part of claim 3 wherein said integration part may also function as a cocking handle.
 5. The means of attaching said mounting system to the butt of said handgun from claim 1 whereby said means comprises: a handgun slide rail butt with an opening for an integration part; a mounting system with an opening for an integration part; an integrating screw, bolt, or other integration part.
 6. The integration part of claim 5 wherein said integration part may also function as a cocking handle.
 7. The method for attachment of a mounting system to a handgun from claim 1 wherein the means of attaching said mounting system to the top of said handgun and the means of attaching said mounting system to the butt of said handgun are integrated.
 8. The means of integration from claim 7 whereby said means comprises any group of the following: interlocking male and female counterparts, integration by welding or cutting of a handgun, adhesives, or integration parts (such as screws, nuts, bolts, and nails).
 9. The mounting system from claim 1 wherein said mounting system is a rail system. 